Shoe-lace cap.



0) KUEHNER.

-SHOE LACE GAP. APPLICATION II'I-LEB 1130.17, 1910.

Patented May 2, 1911'.

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r s'r OTTILIE KUEI-INER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SHOE-LACE CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1911.

Application filed December 17, 1910. Serial No. 597,787.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTILIE KUnHivnR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe- Lace Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a protecting and ornamental cap or covering for shoe lacings, its object being to provide such a covering and construct the same of metal or other suitable material, the same to be handsome and attractive in appearance and to also serve as a shoe ornament, the device being designed to be attached to that portion of the shoe lacing which extends across between the shoe eyelets or lacing hooks. The cap in addition to covering and protecting the lacings against wear also may be employed as a covering for the lacing hook to prevent ladies dresses, or other articles, catching in the hooks.

A further object is to provide simple and effective means whereby the device may be readily attached to and detached from the shoe lacing.

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construct-ion, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 illustrates a shoe with my improved ornamental and protecting cap attached to the shoe lacing. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view illustrating my device as attached to the lacing which extends between two eyelets in the shoe upper, said device extending over and covering the eyelets. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View similar to Fig. 2, in which the device is illustrated as covering the lacing hooks in the shoe upper. Fig. 4.- is a sectional end elevation of the cap. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the underside of the cap and its attaching members. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the cap through one of the hook-shaped arms.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body portion of my protecting and ornamental cap. The same may be constructed of any suitable material but is preferably struck up out of sheet metal having a rounding or oval contour in cross section, whose side walls 2 and end walls 3 are preferably turned downward forming a body or shell which is concaved or hollow on its underside, said concaved or hollow portion being primarily for the purpose of receiving the shoe lacing therein, covering the same, and permitting it to pass therethrough from one eyelet or lace engaging member 6 to the other in each side of the shoe upper 7, without being exposed to view. This body portion is preferably made on a slight curve from end to end so as to conform to the rounding contour of the instep over which the device is worn. Any suitable means may be attached to this body portion for receiving the shoe lacing, such as eyelet hooks 44 see Fig. l but I preferably employ a pair of hook shape arms 8 one of which is illustrated in Fig. 6, said arms being formed integral with the edge of the cup body and bent under to engage the lace. These arms may be passed around the lacing 5, thus obviating the necessity of unlacing the shoe in order to attach the device to the lacing. These devices in addition to serving as a cover for the lacings protecting them against the constant abrasive wear of a ladys skirt while walking, also serve as an ornament and may be made to add considerably to the neatness of appearance of the boots or shoes on which they are worn.

In practice it is found that lacing hooks are not applied to ladies shoes owing to the fact that the dresses catch therein. To obviate this difliculty the ends of my protecting device may extend over and cover these unsightly hooks, effectually preventing the dress material from catching therein.

In addition to their utility these devices are very neat and attractive in appearance, simple to attach and detach, and cause the lacedaip portion ofthe shoe to present a uniform appearance.

I claim: I

1. A shoe lace cap comprising an clongated body having its outer edges turned downward forming a shell concaved on its underside for the reception of the shoe lace, said body being adapted to extend across the opening in the shoe upper from one eyelet to another and cover the lacing between said eyelets, and means on the underside of said body whereby the same may be readily attached to the shoe lacing.

2. A shoe lace cap comprising an elongated body having its outer edges turned downward forming a shell concaved on its under side for the reception of the shoe lace,

said body being adapted to extend across In testimony whereof I aflix my signature the opening in the shoe upper from one eyein presence of two Witnesses.

let to another and cover the lacin between said eyelets, and one or more ho k-shaped OTTILIE KUEHNER' members on the underside of said body Vitnesses:

whereby the same may be readily attached I'IOWARD E. BARLOW,

to and detached from the shoe lacing. E. I. OGDEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

